"A mongrel!?", I hear you say. "Are you implying that Bernard Caleo's next venture is a dog in the figurative and/or literal sense of the word?" No, far from it - I'm simply reporting the truth: Melbourne's own comics impresario, Bernard Caleo, is launching a new monthly Australian comic-book, titled, well....Mongrel.Yes, you heard right, folks - Bernard has thrown creative caution to the wind, and has pledged to produce Mongrel as a monthly, 12-part comic-book, designed expressly for those who, as he puts it, "hate and fear graphic novels!" Each issue of Mongrel will contain three serials, 'Salvation Jane', 'The "Creatives" ' and 'The Uncanny Expats' (pictured above), which will hurtle towards a shared conclusion, one that will strive to answer the question...."Does Australia actually exist?"
Intrigued? Want to know more? Well, here's your chance to sign-up for the Mongrel experience. Bernard is inviting interested to readers to pledge a donation (starting from A$7.00) in order to receive 12 issues of Mongrel mailed direct to their door. Donations can made via the Mongrel page on Pozible, a 'crowdfunding platform' that makes community-based publishing ventures like this one possible (Pledges will only be processed if the project reaches its stated crowdfunding target). Mongrel is currently seeking A$3000 in pledges, and has currently reached a total of A$2629 - which means Bernard needs just $371 to make Mongrel a reality!
I'm no maths whiz, but I reckon if just 53 people reading this blog decide to take out a A$7 + Reward pledge (which entitles them to receive the 1st issue of Mongrel), then the target is met. However, if just 7 people reading this blog took out the A$60+Reward pledge (which would entitle them to all 12 issues), then Mongrel would be home and hosed - like a wet dog!
So, what are you waiting for? Activate your mouse-clicking finger, and pledge your support for Mongrel today!
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